That evening on his return from a short trip to Batna, Lt. Plumlee met with a fatal accident when a jeep in which he was riding overturned. The squadron was very quiet that evening. -- U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 18015900 18015900 NAME PLUMLEE#ELDON#A######### PLUMLEE#ELDON#A######### RESIDENCE: STATE 85 TEXAS RESIDENCE: COUNTY 461 UPTON PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 8545 FT BLISS EL PASO TEXAS DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 18 18 DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 12 12 DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 41 41 GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION AV#C Aviation Cadet GRADE: CODE 9 Aviation Cadet BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION AC# Air Corps BRANCH: CODE 20 Air Corps FIELD USE AS DESIRED # # TERM OF ENLISTMENT 5 Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law LONGEVITY ### ### SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life NATIVITY 85 TEXAS YEAR OF BIRTH 20 20 RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen EDUCATION 5 1 year of college CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 733 Semiskilled asbestos and insulation workers MARITAL STATUS 6 Single, without dependents COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 6 Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of the United States under Army Regulations 605-10 CARD NUMBER 0 0 BOX NUMBER 0267 0267 FILM REEL NUMBER 2.124 2.124 -- U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945 Name: Eldon A Plumlee Gender: Male Race: White Religion: Protestant Cemetery Name: Texas Disposition: According to next of kin Service Branch: Army Rank: First Lieutenant Service Number: 662490 -- National WWII Memorial, Washington, D.C. Registry~NARA~War Department Files Honoree Hometown Service Source Eldon A. Plumlee Eastland County, TX U.S. Army National Archives 1 LT Eldon A. Plumlee ID: O-662490 Branch of Service: U.S. Army Hometown: Eastland County, TX Status: DNB --